As the race for the next leadership of the 10th National Assembly gathers steam, it would be interesting to see how the governing party handles the ‘ghost of 2011/2015’ still roaming. This piece examines the background to the 2011 and 2015 ‘coups’ against the majority party in the National Assembly, as well as a rundown of power-sharing between the Presidency and the National Assembly in the Fourth Republic (1999 – 2023) READ ALSO: 24...
ECOWAS Parliament wants member-states to provide incentives to fledging mobile network operators and service providers, encouraging them to provide consumers with high-quality and affordable roaming services
Senate postpones resumption of plenary to enable members partake in rescheduled Governorship and Assembly elections on March 18, 2023 READ ALSO: 2023: Senate commences recess ahead of Presidential and National Assembly elections The Nigerian Senate has announced a postponement of its scheduled plenary until Tuesday, March 21, 2023. This is contained in a letter signed by Chinedu Francis Akubueze, Clerk of the Senate, on Monday, believed to have been necessitated by the change in date...
Winners of the 2023 National Assembly Elections as announced by INEC, cut across various demographics; this piece is thus focused on former lawmakers in the Senate who will be making a huge comeback to the 10th National Assembly. READ ALSO: IWD: Meet the three female Senators-Elect in the 10th National Assembly It is common knowledge that some incumbent lawmakers failed in their bids to return to the Red and Green Chambers. However, some ex-lawmakers will...
Following the conclusion of the February 25, 2023 National Assembly elections, OrderPaper Nigeria highlights the winners of the legislative polls as declared by INEC in Ekiti. The South West State has three Senatorial Districts and six Federal Constituencies. READ ALSO: “Only 33% of Nigerians voted NASS candidates on individual merit” – OrderPaper Over the last twelve years, the political dynamics in ‘The Land of Honour and Integrity’ have been in peculiar fashion as the...
Joy for Third Force Party, New Nigeria Peoples' Party (NNPP) as Supreme Court validates the party's position on Rufai Hanga as its lawful candidate for the Kano Central Senatorial District election
There’s need to look a little beyond the populism driving the candidacy of the APC gubernatorial candidate in Benue State, writes Sesugh Akume If the trend as seen from last Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly continues, in another week Benue will be voting Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia by a landslide as governor. Except the miraculous happens, the election next Saturday seems a mere formality. The people love Fr Alia, as he has been in their...
Election management body reschedules State Assemblies and Governorship elections by one week, solicits understanding of Nigerians
This piece is a profile of the fourteen female Members-Elect elected into the 10th House of Representatives, seven of which are from the APC
This special commemorating International Women's Day x-rays the fate of women's representation following the 2023 elections and highlights the success of female representatives in each geo-political zone of the country
